Abrupt Decay
Secret Lair Drop 2468 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 2468
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Nathaniel Himawan
- Market price
- $12.24
What it does
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
"I think I finally see how I can balance growth and destruction."— Segante, Strixhaven first-year
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abrupt Decay was originally printed in the 2012 Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed as a versatile, uncounterable answer to low-mana permanents. Its ability to destroy cards with converted mana cost three or less fundamentally shifted the competitive landscape of the Modern and Legacy formats, cementing its place as a staple for Golgari-aligned players seeking efficient removal.
This specific iteration originates from a Secret Lair drop, a series of curated, limited-release sets characterized by experimental art styles. Artist Nathaniel Himawan provided the illustration, moving away from the gritty, urban aesthetic of the original Ravnica design to offer a more stylized, contemporary take that emphasizes the card's nature as an inevitable, creeping force of nature.
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